From the air, it seems like we live in a huge world.....but then when we run into people in remote places miles away from our little speck of the earth, it makes it seem like such a small one. It ends up that the housekeeper at the Southcamp Inn grew up in New Carlow which is just outside of Bancroft. She gave us her parents address and suggested we look them up. Apparently they utilize quite the solar panel system and we are interested in checking it out. She thinks her parents will be in for a shock to learn that we met their daughter up in the arctic. Unfortunately I wasn't on the ball when we met her as we should have taken a picture with her for proof!
We left Resolute Bay around 10:00 am and landed at the new Arctic Bay airstrip around noon. It was only an hour flight, but with the time change it sounds like 2 hours. We have always flown into Arctic Bay on jets which are unable to land at the airstrip close to town -- they have to land up in Nanisivik which is quite the distance from town. It was a real treat on the smaller plane as our pilots gave us quite the sightseeing tour over town!
The temperature low for Arctic Bay tonight is minus 11 c. Expected high for tomorrow is minus 6 c.
We left Resolute Bay around 10:00 am and landed at the new Arctic Bay airstrip around noon. It was only an hour flight, but with the time change it sounds like 2 hours. We have always flown into Arctic Bay on jets which are unable to land at the airstrip close to town -- they have to land up in Nanisivik which is quite the distance from town. It was a real treat on the smaller plane as our pilots gave us quite the sightseeing tour over town!
The temperature low for Arctic Bay tonight is minus 11 c. Expected high for tomorrow is minus 6 c.
Town site of Resolute Bay, Nunavut.
Cliffs at entrance to Arctic Bay.
Arctic Bay is called Ikpiarjuk in Inuktitut,which means "pocket".
Town of Arctic Bay, Nunavut
New airstrip at Arctic Bay.
New Arctic Bay airport terminal.
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